CellPack$9.00/4"Pot$6.50 Soil:D=DryM=MediumW=Wet FloweringTime
Common Name Scientific
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Sweet Flag Acorus calamus, rhizome X X X 2' Green W,M F
Red Baneberry Actaea rubra X 12‐30" White MD S,WAnise Hyssop Agastache Foeniculum X X X X 2.5' Purple M F,PPurple Giant Hyssop Agastache scrophulariafolia X X X 5' Purple M F,PNodding Onion Allium cernuum X X 12" White DM FPrairie Onion Allium stellatum X X 1' Purple DM FLead Plant Amorpha canescens, 12' root X X X 2' Purple DM F,PCanada Anemone Anemone canadensis, rhizome X X X 1' White MW F, P, WThimbleweed Anemone cylindrica, rhizome X X 1‐2' White DM FColumbine Aquilegia canadensis X X 1‐3' Yellow MD F‐SJack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum X 1‐3' Green WM PSWild Ginger Asarum canadense, rhizome X 6‐8" Maroon M‐D P,S,WSwamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata, rhizome X 3‐4' Pink W,M FButterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa, 2‐3' taproot X X X 2' Orange DM F,PWhorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata, rhizome ++ X X X 2' White DM F,PSky Blue Aster Aster azureus, 5+' root X X X 2‐3' Blue M F,PHeath Aster Aster ericoides, 5+' root X X X 2‐3' White DM F,PSmooth Blue Aster Aster laevis, 5+' root X X X 2‐3' Blue M PCalico Aster Aster lateriflorus, 5+' root X X X 2' White M F‐SBig‐leaved Aster Aster macrophyllus, 5+' root X X X 3' White M‐D P,SSilky Aster Aster sericeus, 5+' root X X 2' Purple D FPrairie Plum Astragalus crassicarpus, 7' taproot X X 6‐15" Purple M‐D F,PWhite Wild Indigo Baptisia alba, 5' root X X X 3‐4' White MD F,PBlue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis X X X 2‐4' Purple W,M F,PMarsh Marigold Caltha palustris X X X 1‐2' Yellow W F‐STall Bellflower Campanula americana, taproot X X X X X 3‐4' Blue DM P, SHarebell Campanula rotundifolia, taproot X X X X 4‐18" Lav‐blue W‐D F, PBlue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides X 1‐3' Green W,M P,S
2015 Native Plant ListSun:F=Full,P=Partial,S=Shade,W=Woodland(filteredlight)
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Short, Native Buffer
Short, Native Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Spreading, Rain Garden
Spreading, Upland
Upright, Woodland
Upright Woodland
Groundcover, Woods
Upright, Rain Garden
Growth Habitat
Upright, Rain Garden, Lakeshore, Mucky
Upright, Woodland
Spreading, Woodland
Spreading, Upland
Grouond Cover, Edible
Upright, Upland, Deer Resistant
Upright, Upland, Deer Resistant
Shoreline, Water Garden
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Upland
Spreading, Rain Garden
Spreading, Upland
Spreading, Upland
Spreading, Lake shore
Upright, Woodland, Deer Resistant
Mound, Lakescaping, Deer Resistant
Upright, Woodland, Deer Resistant
CellPack$9.00/4"Pot$6.50 Soil:D=DryM=MediumW=Wet FloweringTime
Common Name Scientific
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Turtlehead Chelone glabra, taproot & fibrous X X X 3‐4' Cream W,M FLance Leaf Coreopis Coreopsis lanceolata , rhizome & fibrous X X X 2‐3' Yellow DM F,PPrairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata, rhizome & fibrous X X X 2‐3' Yellow DM F,PWhite Prairie Clover Dalea candidum, 3' root X X X White DM F,PPurple Prairie Clover Dalea purpureum, 3' root X X X 2' Purple DM F.PPrairie Larkspur Delphinium virescens, 4‐5" fibrous X X 2‐4' Purple DM FShowy Tick Trefoil Desmodium canadense X X 2‐5' Pink M F,P,WDutchman Breeches Dicentra cucullaria X X 6‐12" White M SMidland Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia X X 8‐24" Lavender M F,WNarrow Leaf Coneflower Echinacea angustifolia, taproot X X 1‐2' Pink D FPale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida, 5' root X X 2‐3' Purple DM FPurple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea, 5‐8' taproot X X X 3‐4' Purple M F,PFireweed Epilobium angustifolium, fibrous & tap X X X 3‐4' Pink DM S,WRattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium, taproot X X X 2‐3' White M F,WJoe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum, fibrous X X X 4‐6' Pink W,M FBoneset Eupatorium perfoliatum X X 3‐4' White W,M F,PSweet Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum, fibrous 3‐8' Mauve W,M P,SBlanket Flower Gaillardia aristata X X X X X 18‐24" Yellow/Red D F,PWintergreen Gaultheria procumbens X X 6" White D SBottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii, stout taproot X X X 18‐30" Blu‐Lav W,M F,PWild Geranium Geranium maculatum, rhizome X X 1‐3' Lavender MD F,SPrairie Smoke Geum triflorum, fibrous & rhizome X X 1' Red DM FSneezeweed Helenium autumnale, fibrous X X 3‐5' Yellow W,M F,PSaw‐toothed Sunflower Helianthus grosserratus X X X 3‐7' Yellow W‐D F,PMaximillian Sunflower Helianthus maximilliani, rhizome & fibrous X X X 3‐5' Yellow W‐D F,PWestern Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis, taproot & rhizome X X X 3' Yellow M.D F.PPale Leaved Sunflower Helianthus strumosus, rhizome & fibrous X X X X 3' Yellow M F, PCommon Ox‐eye Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides, fibrous X X X X 2‐5' Yellow M F
Sun:F=Full,P=Partial,S=Shade,W=Woodland(filteredlight)
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Restoration
Woodland Garden
Woodland Garden
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Lakescaping
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Upright, Lakescaping
Spreading, Lakescaping
Spreading, Lakescaping
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Lakescaping
Mound, Lakescaping
Groundcover, Woods
Upright, Lakescaping
Mound, Lakescaping
Groundcover, drought tolerant
Erect, Lakeside, Drought Tolerant
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Rain Garden
CellPack$9.00/4"Pot$6.50 Soil:D=DryM=MediumW=Wet FloweringTime
Common Name Scientific
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Sharp‐lobed Hepatica Hepatica nobilus X 4‐9" Lavender M SPrairie Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii X X X 1‐2' Pink/Green DM FWild Iris Iris versicolor, rhizome X X X 1‐2' Purple W,M F,PBlue Flag Iris Iris virginica shrevei, rhizome X X X 2‐3' Purple W,M F,PButton Blazing Star Liatris aspera, shallow fibrous roots X X X 3' Purple DM FDwarf Blazing Star Liatris cyclindracea, 12' root X X X 8"‐24" Purple D FMeadow Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis X X X 3‐4' Purple M FDotted Blazing Star Liatris punctata, 13' root X X X 2' Rose DM FPrairie Blazing Star Liatris pyconostachya, 10‐12' root X X 2‐4' Purple W,M FCardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis, taproot X X X 2‐5' Red W,M F,PGreat Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica, taproot & basal offshoots X X X 1‐4' Dk Lavender W,M F,PWild Lupine Lupinus perennis, taproot & rhizome X X 1‐2' Dk Lavender D F,PVirginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica, taproot X 1‐2' Dk Lavender M P, SMonkey Flower Mimulus ringens, rhizome X X X X 1‐3' Violet W,M FBishop's Cap Mitella diphylla X X 6‐16" White M P,SWild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa, rhizome & fibrous X X X 3‐4' Lavender DM F,PSlender Beardstongue Penstemon gracilis, short tap & fibrous X X 8‐24" Lavender D FLarge Flowered Beardstongue Penstemon grandiflorus X X 2‐3' Lavender M, D F,PWoodland Phlox Phlox divaricata, stoloniferous X X 6‐24" Lavender M P, SPrairie Phlox Phlox pilosa, 7" fibrous X X X 2' Pruple DM FObedient Plant Physostegia virginiana, tap & rhi ++ X X X X 2‐5' Pink W,M FJacob's Ladder Polemonium reptens, dense fibrous X X Lavender M F,PSolomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum, rhizome X X 1‐4' Green M P,SGlaucous Snakeroot Prenanthes racemosa, taproot X X 2‐4' Lavender W‐D FPasque Flower Pulsatilla patens X 6‐12" Purple D FSlender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginicum X X X X 3' White M F,PLong Head Coneflower Ratibida columnifera X X X 2' Yellow DM F,PYellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata, rhizome X X X 3‐6' Yellow M F,P
Sun:F=Full,P=Partial,S=Shade,W=Woodland(filteredlight)
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Erect, Clump Forming
Upright, Lakescaping, Not a Colonizer
Upright, Woodland
Growth Habitat
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Lakescaping, Rain Garden
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Woodland
Upright, Woodland
Upright, Lakescaping, Riverbanks
Mound, Edge of Buffer
Spreading, Lakescaping
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Drought Tolerant
Spreading, Woodland
Mound, Groud Cover, Fragrant
Upright, Rain Garden, Seeps
Upright, Lakescaping
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Groundcover, Woods
Groundcover
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Black‐eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta, taproot X X X X 1‐3' Yellow M,D F,PWild Golden Glow Rudbeckia laciniata, rhizome & fibrous X X X X 3‐5' Yellow M F‐SSweet Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia submentosa, fibrous & rhizome X X X 3‐6' yellow M F,PBrown‐eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba, shallow fibrous roots X X X 2‐4' Yellow M F,PWild Petunia Ruellia humilis, 7" fibrous X X X 6"‐24" Violet M,D FBloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis, rhizome X 2‐6" White M P,SCompass Plant Silphium laciniatum, 13' root X X X X 3'‐7' Yellow M,D FCup Plant Silphium perfoliatum, 13' root X X X X 3'‐7' Yellow M F,PPrairie Blue‐Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium campestre X X 1' Blue DM F,POld Field Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis, 5+' root X X X 1‐3' Yellow DM FRiddell's Goldenrod Solidago riddellii, 5+' root X X X X 1‐3' Yellow W,M FStiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida, 5+' root X X X X 4' Yellow DM FShowy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa, 5+' root X X X X 3' Yellow MD F,PZig Zag Goldenrod Solidago, flexicaulis, 5+' root X X X X 1‐3' Yellow W‐D F‐SNew England Aster Symphyotrichum novae‐angliae X X X 5' Purple W,M F,PPurple Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum, fibrous & rhizome X X 3‐5' Cream W,M F‐PEarly Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum, fibrous & rhizome X X 1‐3' Green M P,SLongbract Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata X X X 6‐18" Purple D, M FPrairie Spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis X X 12‐18" Purple D,M F, PLarge Flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum, rhizome & fibrous X X 1' White M P, SBlue Vervain Verbena hastata, fibrous & rhizome X X X 2‐4' Blue W,M FHoary Vervain Verbena stricta, taproot & tillers X X X X 2' Purple DM FIronweed Vernonia fasciculata, fibrous spreading X X X 4‐5' Rose W,M F,PCulver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum X X 3‐5' Violet W,M F,PDowny Yellow Violet Viola Pubescens, scaly rhizomes X X X 4‐18" Yellow M P, WHeart‐Leaf Golden Alexander Zizia aptera, taproot X X 1‐3' Yellow M P,WGolden Alexander Zizia aurea, fibrous X X 1‐3' Yellow W,M F,P
Upright, Lakescaping
Shoreland Buffer, Drought Tolerant
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Growth Habitat
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
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Upright, Lakescaping
Upright, Lakescaping
Mound, Rain Garden
Groundcover, Woodland, Spread by Ants
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Sun:F=Full,P=Partial,S=Shade,W=Woodland(filteredlight)
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Woodland
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Shoreland Buffer
Upright, Rain Garden
Upright, Rain Garden
Rock Garden, Upland
Upright, Lakescaping
Spreading, Rain Garden
Upright, Rain Garden, Open Area
Upright, Woodland
Spreading, Lakescaping
Borders, Shoreland Buffer, Sandy
Cell Pack $9.00 / 4" Pot $6.50 Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii 4' M F,P 4-5'
Side-oats Gramma Bouteloua curtipendula 1.5' DM F,P 2'-3'
Blue Gramma Bouteloua gracilis 1' DM F,P 2' - 3'
Hairy Grama Bouteloua hirsuta 4-12" D F 3'
Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides 1' DM F,P 3.5' -5'
Blue Joint Grass Calamagrostis canadensis 3'-5' WM F,P,W 18"
Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 3' M P,W 2.5'
Silky Wild Rye Elymus villosus 2.5' DM F,P,W 2.5'
Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2' -3' DM F, P 2.5'
Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis 2' D F,P 1'
Rattlesnake Grass Glyceria canadensis 2-3' DM F 1.5'
2015 Native Grass ListCommon Name Scientific HT. Soil Sun Root Depth Growth Habitat
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Very good stabilizer for semi-moist soil. Bunch grass.
Comes up rapidly, short loose bunches. General base grass.
Bunch grass & rhizomes. Dry hillsides.
Lawn alternative, can form sod, very short. General base
grass
Provides nesting material for birds. It is also a host plant for
the Skipper Butterfly!
Lawn alternative, forms a sod, very short. Spreads by
stolons (runners). Not in sand.
Good stabilizer of soft sediments, nice form and color,
rhizomes are creeping forming tufts.
Comes up early, weed excluder, must reseed, short lived.
General base plant, weed excluder, must reseed. Drought
resistant. Specimen, border or rock garden.
Shade tolerant wild rye. Bunchgrass. Wooded openings.
Bunch grass, spreads by rhizomes, forms neat type clump,
turning brilliant purplish-pink.
Medium growth rate.
Cell Pack $9.00 / 4" Pot $6.50 Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Sweet Grass Hierochloe hirta 1.5' W, M F, P 1'
Bottlebrush Grass Hystrix patula 2.5' M P, S
June Grass Koeleria macrantha 1.5' D F 1.5' - 2.5'
Leafy Satin Grass Muhlenbergia mexicana 2' M P,W 6"
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 3'-5' MW F,P 8'
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 2' DM F,P 2'
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3'-6' MD F,P 7'
Cord Grass Spartina pectinata 4'-8' W F,P 10'
Prairie Dropseed Sporabolus heterolepsis 2' M, D F,P 8'
Green Needle Grass Stipa viridula 2'- 3' DM F,P 10'
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Growth HabitatScientific HT. Soil Sun Root Depth
Aromatic, braids, aggressive, restoration, shallow roots.
2015 Native Grass ListCommon Name
The best shoreline stabilizing grass in our area. Grows at
waters edge, deep roots.
Nice seed heads, fountain-like bunchgrass, golden fall color.
Greens up early. Common in our area especially on bluffs
with Side Oat's Grama.
Nice seed heads, woodland
Comes up early, forms nice seed head display, good for
edging. Dry upland.
Shade tolerant grass, greens up early, Spreads by rhizomes
and fibrous roots.
Very strong root system. Interesting seed heads.
Very good stabilizer for dry soils, excellent summer & fall
color. Edging species. Bunch.
Forms a loose sod. Generally a co-dominant grass. Drought
tolerant.
Cell Pack $9.00 / 4" Pot $6.50 Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Bebb's Sedge Carex bebbii 2-3' WM F,P 1.5'
Bicknell's Sedge Copper-
ShoulderedCarex bicknellii 2-3' MD F.P 8"
Bristley (Bottlebrush) Carex comosa 2' WM F,P 1.5'
Caterpillar Sedge Carex crinnata 2-3' WM All 1.5'
Porcupine Sedge Carex hystericina 2-3' WMD F,P 1.5'
Prairie Star Sedge Carex interieor 2' F,S W,M 1.5'
Common Lake Sedge Carex lacustris 3' W F,P,W 1.5'
Pennsylvania Sedge
Common Oak SedgeCarex pensylvanica 6" - 8" M P,W 1.5'
Eastern Star Sedge Carex radiata 1.5' D, M P,W 1.5'
Curly Styled Wood Sedge Carex rosea 10" W, M F,S 1.5'
Pointed Broom Sedge Carex scoparia 18-30" W, M F 1.5'
Best for shorelines, gravelly sand. Aggressive rhizomatous (not
suitable for small plantings). Wetland, Rain Garden.
Oak Woods Sedge, looks like a grass. Can be aggressive.
Forms dense tufts, needs organic soil, good with ferns.
Arching foliage, elegant green sedge. Can be used in dry
shade.
Fine textured. Raingarden, Shoreline, Seeps.
Wetland, Rain Garden, Shoreline.
Upland sedge. Wetland, Rain Garden.
Nice seed heads. Spread by rhizomes. Wetland, Rain
Garden.
Large densly clumped, attractive. 4" nodding spikes that
resemble a caterpillar from May-June.
Weakly rooted but can help colonize barren areas with
individual clumps.
Wetland, fairly slender leaves, spreads slowly.
2015 Native Sedge ListSun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Common Name Scientific HT. Soil Sun Root Growth Habitat
Cell Pack $9.00 / 4" Pot $6.50 Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Long Beaked Sedge
Sprengel'sCarex sprengilii 2' WM P,W 1.5'
Awl-fruited Sedge Carex stipata 12"-40" WM F,S 1.5'
Tussock Sedge Carex stricta 1'- 3' W F,P,W 1.5'
Common Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea 2' WM P,W 1.5'
Soft Rush Juncus effuses 2' W, M P
Path/Slender Rush Juncus tenuis 6-12" M, D F-P
Wool Grass Scirpus cyperinus 3-5' WM S
Three-square Bulrush Scirpus pungens 2-3' WM S
Coarse, densly clumped.
Muskrat resistant. Rain Gardens.
Sedge meadows, great groundcover for shade, waters edge.
Extremely strong rooted. Wetland, Rain Garden.
Clump forming. Shorelines, Wetlands and Rain Gardens.
Grass like clumps, very attractive edging or mass plant.
Wetland, Raingarden.
Wildlife attractor. Wetland.
Ground cover, Rain Gardens, Foot paths.
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Common Name Scientific HT. Soil Sun Root Growth Habitat
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4" Pot $7.50
Common Name Scientific HT. Soil Sun
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum 18-24" W,M F, S, W
Lady FernAthyrium filix-femina var.
angustum2-3' W,M F, S, W
Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris var.
pensylvanica2-5' M,W F, S, W
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 12"-30" W,D F, S, W
Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea 30"-36" W,M S
Interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana 30"-36" W,D F,S
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides 1-2' M,D P,S
4" Pot $7.50
Common Name Scientific HT. Soil Sun
American Bittersweet Celastrus scandens 1.5'-25' M F
Virgin's Bower Clematis virginiana 15' M, W F, P
Wood Bine Parthenoccissus vitacea 2' - 30' M, D F, P, S
Wild Grape Vitis riparia 30' D, M F, P
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia 1.5'-30' D, M F,P
Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Found on river banks, floodplains
Vigorous, do not put in confined areas
Green, lacy, fan-shaped fronds, arching wiry black stem
Cool green carpet, deeply cut fronds, excellent groundcover
Regal look, formal landscape uses, vase-shaped
Deep, pinnate fronds, fiddleheads form red mass in spring
Waxy green, cinnamon colored spikes in spring
Upright growing, vase-shaped clumps
Erosion Control, mass planting or a clump by tree base
Growth Habitat
Needs male & female plants, vigorous climber. Showy fruits
White flower blooms July to September, lakeshore
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Growth Habitat
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Upland grower, aggressive
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Size: #1 Container ( 1 Gallon) Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Juneberry Amelanchier alnifolia 3-12' 6-9' M,D F-S
Alleghany Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis 20-30' 15' M,D F-S
False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa 6' + 5-15' WMD F,P
Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 5' 5-8' WMD F,P
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus 2-3' 2-3' MD P,W
Silky Dogwood Cornus obliqua 6-10' 6-10' W,M F,P
Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa 6-15' 6-15' MD P,W
Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea 6-9' 10' WM F,P,W
American Hazelnut Corylus americana 8-15' 6-12' M,D F,P
Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta 4-8' 4-8' M,D F,P
Bush Honeysuckle Dievilla lonicera 2-3' 2-3' M,D F-S
Common Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 10-12' 10-12' M F,P
Winterberry Ilex verticillata 6-10' 6-10' M F
Creeping Juniper Juniperus horizantilis 1' 3-6' D F
Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius 6'+ 6-10' M,D F,P Adapts to difficult conditions
Strongly branched, erect growing, forms a colony.
Very strong stabilizer in sandy to dark soils.
Slope stabilizer, used for naturalizing.
Slope stabilizer, used for naturalizing.
Yellow flowers, slope stabilizer, spreads readily.
Shrub borders
Prefers acidic soil, male & female plants
Good in shallow soils
Sweet purplish-black fruit. Streambanks, slopes.
White flowers, orange fall color.
Delicate leaves on an open plant. Excellent stabilizer for
gravelly, sandy banks.
Produces many edible berries.
Low growing, spreading, many-branched shrub with dark
green leaves, 4' root.
Native along streams and borders swamps.
2015 Native Shrub ListSun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Common Name Scientific Height Width Soil Sun Growth Habitat
Size: #1 Container ( 1 Gallon) Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana 20-30' 18-25' M,D F-S
Pussy Willow Salix discolor 10-20- 10-15' W F
Prairie Willow Salix humilis 3-9' 3-6' W,M,D F,P
Black Willow Salix nigra 35-50' W F,P
Slender/Meadow Willow Salix petiolaris 3-9' W F
American Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 5-10' 8-10' W,M F,P,S
Meadowsweet Spiraea alba 2-5' 2-5' WM F,P
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa 2-4' 2-4' W F,P
Snowberry/Wolfberry Symphoricarpos albus 3-6' 3-6' D P-S
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 2-5' 4-8' D P-S
Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum 6-8' 6-15' M F,P
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago 10-20' 10-12' M F-S
Arrow-wood Vibernum Viburnum rafinesquianum 3-6' 3-6' D P,S,W
High Bush Cranberry Viburnum trilobum 10-12' 10-12' WM F,P,W
Pink flowers, snow white fruit, strong root system, forms
extensive colonies
Naturalizing in woodland areas
Yellow to red fall color, will colonize
Black fruit, purple-red fall color
Dry slopes & banks
Winter berries, great bird shrub. Early bloomer, varigated leaves.
Wide range of habitats
Thrives in wet lakeshore soils
Lakeshores
Spreads by rhizomes, white flowers, edible fruit
Fragrant, used to prevent erosion at waters edge
Fragrant, used to prevent erosion at waters edge. Wet sand
prairies. Deer resistant
Edible fruits, fragrant flowers
Bank soil stabilizer
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Common Name Scientific Height Width Soil Sun Growth Habitat
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Size: #1 - #5 Container (1 to 5 Gallon) Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 40-75' M F-S
Red Maple Acer rubrum 40-60' W, M F,P
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum 75-100' W, M F,P
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis 60-80' W, M F,P
River Birch Betula nigra 40-60' 15-25' W,M,D F
Paper Birch Betula papyrifiera 40-70' 20-30' M,D F,P
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 40-70' 20-65' M,D F,P
Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia 20-25' 20-25' M,D F-S
Silky Dogwood Cornus obliqua
Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis 20-30'
Black Ash Fraxinus nigra 50' W,M F
Tamarack Larix laricina 40-70' 20-40' W,M F
Ironwood Ostrya virginiana 20-40' M,D P
White Spruce Picea glauca 40-60' 40' M F
Black Hills Spruce Picea glauca "Densata" 20-40' 18' M F Slow growing pyramidal habit
Yellow fall color, corky bark, birds & mammals eat fruit
Horizontal tiers of branches, birds love fruit
Horizontal branching: fall fruit, songbirds, beautiful year-round
Found in low areas
Lowland, deciduous, needle-leaved tree
Common understory tree
Pyramidal habit
Evergreen, fragrant deep green foliage
Fast growing shade tree
Fast growing shade tree, shallow roots
Yellow fall color, rich moist soils, yellowish bronze bark
Bronze exfoliating foliage
Prefers cool soil, moist roots
2015 Native Tree ListSun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Common Name Scientific Height Width Soil Sun Growth Habitat
Size: #1 - #5 Container (1 to 5 Gallon) Soil: D = Dry, M= Medium, W=Wet
American Plum Prunus americana 10-15' 10-12' D F
Black Cherry Prunus serotina 50-75' 40-50' M,D F,P,S
White Oak Quercus alba 60-80' 40-60' M,D F,P,S
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 50-60' 50-60' W,M F,P
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa 70-80' 70-80' M,D F
Red Oak Quercus rubra 60-75' 60-75' M,D F,P
Northern White Cedar Thuja occidntalis 30-50' 30' M F,P
American Basswood Tilia Americana 50-90' 40-50' M F,P
Shade tree
Low lying, swamp areas, open, round-topped tree
Corky bark, yellow-brown fall color
Red-brown fall color
Evergreen, shallow rooted
Fragrant flowers, rapid growing
Fragrant spring bloom, excellent for wildlife
Edible fruits
Sun: F=Full, P=Partial, S=Shade, W=Woodland (filtered light)
Common Name Scientific Height Width Soil Sun Growth Habitat
2015 Native Tree List